Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-09
LOCAL BREYITIES.

A special train of eighteen carloads of
oranges went East early this morning.
The Sacramento river fell little yester-
day, and last evening marked 20 feet 1
inch.
If the weather is not too severe and the
ground too soft, the Forester Gun Club
will have its first pigeon shoot of the sea-
son at Agricultural Park tomorrow morn
ing.
The biennial Fruit-growers' Convention
of the State Board of Horticulture will be
held at Riverside commencing next Mon
day and continuing until Saturday, inclu-
sive.
The Odd Fellows Relief Committee and
other members of the order, numbering
about 30, will go over to Stockton to-mor
row morning, on visit to the Relief Com
mittee of that city.
A resident of Colusa county, who was in
the city yesterday, was very jubilant over
the coming of the rain, stating that ten
days longer without it would have been
very disastrous to the crops in his section.
A coursing meeting, to be held at Whit
combs ranch tomorrow, has been an
nounced, and the drawing of dogs, selec-
ton of judges, etc, is to take place this
evening at 7:30 at the Crystal Palace. En-
trance fee to the races will be 81 90.
A Sacramento police officer states that
II. Z. 0ppenheimer, who, according to the
published Geographic advices, is wanted at
Los Angeles for obtaining $125 by false
pretenses last Saturday, went East by last
Monday nights train, en- route to New
York.
The following arrests were made yester-
day Mrs. Lower, by officer Sullivan, for
being drunk Carter Brandt, by officers
0'Meara and Carroll, for being drunk; G.
H. Cook, by officer Mclaughlin, for battery
on his wife; Miss All Jennie, by officer
O'Meara, for enticing.
In the Superior Court yesterday an order
was granted by Judge Van Fleet authoriz-
ing the distribution of the funds of the Hi
hernia Benevolent Association, petitioned
tain their shares by calling upon Captain
Thomas Dwyer, Front and 0 streets.
Officers O'Meara and Able arrested on
Thursday night man named Fred Kern,
who was acting wildly on J street, creating
the impression that he was insane. His
conduct at the station-house that night
confirmed the impression, and yesterday
he was taken to the County Jail, where
the Commissioners of Lunacy will prob
ably examine him to-day.
1t is reported that Sheriff Cunningham,
of San Joaquin county, has traced Hi
James, who killed a man at Lodi few
days ago, to Walnut Grove, in this county.
He is an opium-smoker, can talk in the
Chinese language, and claims to be mem
Der of one of the highlander associations.
Consequently, the Chinese along the river
are suspected of concealing him.
A Subscriber sends the REcoRD-U UNION
the following query, which we recommend
him to adde's to U. S. Marshal Franks
" VIII you please state through the col
umns of your paper why the wholesale
timber stealing (for charcoal burning pur-
poses) on Government lands in Calayeras,
FL Dorado and, especially, Amador coun-
ties, is not prohibited by the authorities ?"
The Board of Supervisors were much
pleased with the new bridge at Michigan
Bar when they visited it on Thursday, and
at yesterdays session they formally ac-
cepted it from the contractors. During
their trip to Michigan Bar the members of
the Board saw the Hill Top hydraulic
mine in operation, which was unfortunate
for the miners, as the Board have directed
their attorneys TO take legal proceedings in
matter Immediately.